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The Anchorage Museum library includes books, maps, and print resources focused on Alaska and the Circumpolar North. The public is welcome to access the collection and conduct research on-site during open hours, or by appointment.
The Anchorage Museum archives include historic photographs and print materials covering a broad range of topics related to Alaska and the Circumpolar North. Some materials are available online, while others are available for detailed research on site at the Bob and Evangeline Atwood Alaska Resource Center.
B2000.017.027
[sign reading: “Point Hope, Alaska, 130 miles above the Arctic Circle, population 350, established date unknown, Polar Bear Hunter’s Paradise, Home of the Bowhead Whale Hunters, governed by Village Council, [blank] president”; print date Jun 72]
Collection: B2000.017 Morris Reese
B1998.014.1.1768
T91 Dawson Creek, British Columbia; where the Alaska Hiway begins (milepost in street) [street scene; automobiles, military-style vehicles paked on street; businesses: Hutchison's Musk (?) Sotre, Dawson Creek Bakery, Mile zero Hotel, Cafe Hotel, Taxi, The Alaskan Cleaners Dry Cleaning, Coca-Cola, cafe]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley
B1979.002.4670
"north hillside May 1, 1918. Plenty moisture here" [sleeve 1; Fairbanks Experiment Farm, milepost 466, two horses hitched to sledge; harness, yoke, two men standing in knee-deep snow; two dogs on wagon; fields in distance]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1979.002.4681
"Curing oat hay on 'Swedes'" [sleeve 15, Fairbanks Experiment Farm, milepost 466, circa 1918, agriculture, wood posts, fields, storage, hay stacks, root vegetable, hedgerow]
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1998.014.1.1767
(T91 Dawson Creek, British Columbia; milepost in street) street scene; people standing near bus, automobilesPost Office, Style Shop, Dew Drop Hotel, Yellow Cab, Jeweler, C.J. Mackay Insurance, Wholesale Grocery, Coca-Cola, depot in background]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley